Powelliphanta superba mouatae

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Powelliphanta superba mouatae
A Powelliphanta of unknown species.
Conservation status
Endangered
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Order: Pulmonata Family: Rhytididae Genus: Powelliphanta Species: P. superba Subspecies: P. superba mouatae
Trinomial name
Powelliphanta superba mouatae Powell, 1936

Powelliphanta superba mouatae, known as one of the amber snails, is a subspecies of large, carnivorous land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae.

Contents 1 Distribution 2 Shell description 3 Conservation status 4 References

[edit] Distribution

This subspecies is endemic to the north west of the South Island of New Zealand around the West Nelson area.

[edit] Shell description

Powelliphanta superba mouatae is a large land snail, a smaller, more compactly coiled form of Powelliphanta superba superba with a much darker, cinnamon-brown colour, and irregularly axially streaked in darker brown. The parietal callus is dark brown and smooth.

The shell diameter is up to 61 mm, and height up to 36 mm.

[edit] Conservation status

Powelliphanta superba mouatae is classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as being Nationally Endangered.

[edit] References

• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
• New Zealand Department of Conservation Threatened Species Classification